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Reminding Al Gore: 5 'Encouraging Truths' About Ethanol

Bob Dinneen | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Gasoline, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ethanol, Al Gore, Biofuels, Al Gore New Book, Green News
Bob Dinneen

Having an appreciation for Al Gore's commitment to science and advocacy of responsible policies on energy, the environment, and the economy, I was disappointed by his treatment of ethanol and other biofuels in his new book.

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Biofuels from Microalgae (Part 1)

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: UN Biofuels Assessment Report, Microbial Biofuels, Gasoline, Biofuels, Algae, Pollution, Crude Oil, Global Warming, Department of Energy, Biofuels Assessment Report, United Nations Environment Program, Biojet Fuel, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

I begun to be involved with growing algae in raceways a third of a century ago, and from then until now, have observed that federal funding was spotty and mostly non-existent.

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Biofuels For Commercial Flights By 2010

Yahoo! News | Posted 10.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Biofuels, Biofuel, Fossil Fuels, Green Technology, Airplanes, Airports, Iata, Pollution, Airlines, International Air Transport Association, Global Warming, Carbon Footprint, Green News

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Friday it would approve biofuels for commercial flights by 2010 in a bid to drastically reduce...

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Heating Plant BURNS BUNNIES To Warm Swedes

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Burning Bunnies for Heat, Stockholm Bunnies, Stockholm Rabbits, Burning Rabbits for Energy, Animals, Burning Rabbits for Fuel, Biofuels, Sweden Rabbits, Sweden, Green News

In one of the more bizarre animal stories in recent memory, The Local, an English Language news site in Sweden, reports on an animal control problem i...

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The Growing Evidence of Oil's Environmental Impact

Bob Dinneen | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Epa, Tar Sands, Environment, Oil, Ethanol, Petroleum, Biofuels, Oil Industry, Carbon Emissions of Petroleum, Barack Obama Environmental Policy, Inside DC, Green News
Bob Dinneen

It is inconceivable that an honest and transparent accounting of the carbon emissions of petroleum when compared to those of ethanol would somehow be lower. It defies logic, reason, and most of all, facts.

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Fuel Your Car With Grass

Ecofriend | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Driving, Gasoline, Fuel Alternatives, Biofuels, Grass, Cars, Grass as Fuel, Green Alternatives, Green Living, Biofuels Energy, Green Technology, Green News

Scientists at the National Science Foundation think they can produce bio-fuel from leftovers such as grass clipping and other organic waste....

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The Veggie Van Tour Rolls into Washington

Josh Tickell | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Rebecca Harrell, Green Fuel, Biodiesel, Green Technology, Biofuels, Green News, Algae Fuel, The Veggie Van Organization, Josh Tickell, Sapphire Energy, Fuel Movie, Algaeus, Green News
Josh Tickell

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A New Way to Turn Plastic Into Fuel?

nytimes.com | Matthew L. Wald | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Plastics, Sustainability, Green Energy, Biofuels, Green Technology, Green News

The company, Envion, is expected to cut the ribbon on Wednesday morning on a $5 million plant that it says will annually convert 6,000 tons of plastic...

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Formula 3 Racing Car Runs on Cocoa and Vegetables

treehugger.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Formula 3 Cars, Biofuels, Biodiesel Cars, Cars, Sustainability, Racing Cars, Biodiesel, Green Technology, Green News

Built partly from vegetables and powered by chocolate, it may be the greenest car ever. And it is expected to reach a top speed of 135mph and can a...

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FUEL Filmmakers Unveil World's First Algae-Fueled, 150 MPG Car (VIDEO)

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Rebecca Harrell, Biofuels, Green Fuel, The Veggie Van Organization, Josh Tickell, Algae Fuel, Sapphire Energy, Biodiesel, Fuel Movie, Algaeus, Green Technology, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Did you know that the diesel engine was originally invented to run on vegetable oil? Or that ethanol was the preferred fuel for Henry Ford's Model T?

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120 Horsepower Sports Car That Runs on Garbage?

treehugger.com | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Rinspeed, Garbage Fuel, Biofuels, Garbage, Garbage Power, Green News

Designed to run off of fermented green waste, the Advantige R One, a Formula One-style car, is no wimp and offers a few upgraded features so the drive...

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Eco Etiquette: Where Has All The Biodiesel Gone?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Veggie Oil Cars, Green Living, Green Fuels, Biodiesel Ban, Biofuels, Green Cars, Biodiesel, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

I live in Los Angeles, and have a friend who runs his cars on biodiesel. He told me last week that LA County has ruled it a threat to the water table ...

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Canadian Tar Sands or US Biofuel -- Guess Which One the US Government Prefers

Bob Dinneen | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Tar Sands, Carbon Emissions, Biofuels, Epa, Oil, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Ethanol, Petroleum, Tar Sands Oil, Canada Pipeline, Renewable Energy, Canada Tar Sands Oil, Green News
Bob Dinneen

Just when we thought policymakers were serious about climate change, the State Department approves construction of a new petroleum pipeline with the sole purpose of importing tar sands oil to the U.S.

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U.S. Navy Investigates Switching To Biofuels For Fighter Jets

Yahoo! Green | Megan Treacy | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Green, Us Navy Aviation, Green Living, Green Energy, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, US Navy, Sustainability, Green Technology, Green News

The Navy hopes to have completed testing and approved a biofuel for use in their fighter jets by 2013 and is looking to do the same for its ships in t...

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When It Comes to Land Use Change -- Look at Oil

Bob Dinneen | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Tar Sands, Oil, Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, Biofuels, Epa, Environmentla Protection Agency, Green News
Bob Dinneen

While the indirect, ripple impacts of our dependence on petroleum fuels are often well hidden, to ignore them altogether is irresponsible policy and questionable science.

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Chicken Poop: Can It Save The Planet?

BigGreenBoulder | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Chicken Poop, Carbon Emissions, Biofuels, Chicken Poop Char, Greenhouse Gases, Biochar, Biotech, Green Energy, Green News

Charring chicken poop probably won't save the planet on its own, but some people think charring fowl manure along with beetle-killed pine trees, corn ...

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Green News Report - August 11, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green

Read More: Chevy Volt, Glaciers, Biofuels, Epa, Arctic Ice Melt, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Green News Report, Arizona, Toxic Waste Dumping, Arctic, Drought, National Security, Hybrid Cars, Water, Dry Cleaners, Sarah Palin, Green News, Gas Mileage, Climate Change, Alaska, Solar Power, Global Warming, Solar Thermal Power, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Is climate change a threat to national security?

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The Yes Men Fix The World One Prank at a Time

Liza Weisberg | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Bhopal, Andy Bichlbaum, Biofuels, Halliburton, Dow Chemical, Hbo, Mike Bonanno, Exxon Mobil, HBO Documentaries, Free Market, Corporate Greed, The Yes Men, The Yes Men Fix the World, Pranks, Entertainment News
Liza Weisberg

In their new HBO documentary The Yes Men Fix the World, the eponymous pranksters take aim at unapologetic free market profiteers.

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Alternative Energy Sources, From Algae to Cow Manure (SLIDESHOW)

The Big Money | Christopher Flavelle | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Algae, Biofuels, Green Energy, Alternative Energy, Sustainability, Green Technology, Green News

Oklahoma-based Syntroleum Corp. converts chicken fat into synthetic fuel, using a process it calls hydro-processing. The company says the fuel produce...

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Exxon To Invest Millions To Make Fuel From Algae

nytimes.com | JAD MOUAWAD | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Gas, Biofuels, Evolving Energy Tech, Biofuel, Green, Oil, Environment, Algae, Exxon, Green Energy, Algae Biofuel, Green News

Exxon plans to announce an investment of $600 million in producing liquid transportation fuels from algae -- organisms in water that range from pond s...

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Exxon Makes First Big Investment in Biofuels

AP | JOHN PORRETTO | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Exxon Biofuels, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, Energy, Alternative Fuels, Exxon Mobil, Sustainability, Green Technology, Green News

HOUSTON — Exxon Mobil Corp. said Tuesday it will make its first major investment in greenhouse-gas reducing biofuels in a $600 million partnersh...

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Crude Oil: Bridge To Our Renewable Energy Future

examiner.com | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Montana, North Dakota, Gas, Biofuels, Evolving Energy Tech, President Obama, Renewable Energy, Oil, Green Energy, Crude Oil, Green News

President Obama should spend some time in his own back yard rubbing shoulders with the oil workers of Montana and North Dakota checking on the progres...

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DuPont, BP Receive Go Ahead On Biofuel Venture

The News Journal | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Dupont, Bp, Biofuels, Evolving Energy Tech, Biofuel, Greenhouse Gases, Environment, Renewable Energy, Green, Renewables, British Petroleum, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Green Energy, Green Technology, Sustainability, Green News

DuPont and BP said Thursday that European Union officials have approved a joint venture to develop and produce what they termed a new generation of bi...

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Drinking Beer Is Good For The Environment

EnergyBoom | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Biofuels, Beer Waste, Environmentally Sustainable Beer, Green Beer, Beer, Green News

Love your ales, pilsners, weissbeers and stouts, but worried about all that fermented grain waste?...

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U.S. Pulp-Maker Creates New Biofuel

Reuters | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Green, Biofuels, Biofuel, Maine, Renewable Energy, Biofuel Renewable Energy Source, Renewable Resources Biofuels, Green Energy, Biofuels Energy, Biomass Renewable Energy, Renewable Energy Resources Biomass, Pulp-Maker, Bio Fuels, Bio Fuel, Evolving Energy Tech, Renewable Biofuels, Biofuel Impact, Green Technology, Sustainability, Green News

But along with its usual business of pulp-making, the century-old mill is doing something unprecedented: Developing technology to produce bio-butanol,...

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